Next month, Jil Sander will launch Jil Sander Man Absolute, a new interpretation of 2007's Jil Sander Man.
Man Absolute was developed by perfumer Thierry Wasser, who also worked on the original Jil Sander Man. The notes include bergamot, lavender, violet, absinthe, cedar, agar wood and Russian leather.
Jil Sander Man Absolute will be available in 50 ml Eau de Toilette. (via cosmoty.de, parfuemerie-thiemann.de)
Other recent launches from Jil Sander: Sport Water & Sun Men Fresh, Style Summer, Style Pastels Blush Pink, Tender Green, Soft Yellow.
The latest from Mandy Aftel's all-natural Aftelier line is Cassis::
We are happy to announce our newest perfume Cassis: fruity, complex, slightly spicy and warm, with notes of black currant and rum. Perfect for crisp days and cooler nights.
Aftelier Cassis is available in 2.2 or 7.5 ml Parfum. (via newsletter from Aftelier)
oh my (perfume) god, that list of notes on JS MA looks amazing! I hope they dared to use MUCH leather and agar!
I am very nervous around Aftelier scents, following a recent strange run in with Pink Lotus, but am interested to know more about Jil Sander. Is there a real classic of hers (for women) out there one should try? I have ordered a sample of Style as a taster but know next to nothing about the line, other than the fact she is a German designer.
Dear Vanessa.
Jil Sander is a German designer that came to prominence during the late 70's and 80's, reaching global appeal on the early 90's.
I remember several articles about her on many magazines during that period, specially one on Interview magazine, with gorgeous pictures of her women's clothes on a country setting.
Jil Sander's style is catalogued as minimalist, although if you read a little more, she stresses that minimalism per se is not her goal.
The word she uses more is “pure” also “function”.
She says that the cut, the fabric (she is a textile engineer educated in Germany and the States) and the confection of clothes should be of uttermost quality.
After all the talk, you get to believe that paying over a 2K u$s for a pair of her pants is justified! fortunately, I don't get to spend that much money on clothes! 😉 Still, if I had money to spare, I would probably have succumbed to Sander's understated luxury.
On the late 90's and early 00's, her brand was taken over by Prada. Sander first quit, having sold the firm and having also signed a 3 year non-compete clause. She returned briefly after a couple of years, but differences with Prada were still there and finally Raf Simons was appointed designer. The brand has been aquired by another conglomerate.
Her fragrances followed the same aesthetic as her clothes, and I have tried Number 4 (for women) and liked it. Background (for men, discontinued, superb!) and Feeling Man (my signature scent for a couple of years..).
I have tried the latest outings but they all smell to me vaguely as insect repelent. Feeling Man did too… but in a good way!
Of her female frags, only #4 is, IMHO, the notable one. The rest is non-remarkable, and I have tried almost all, until last year (have not tried the Pastel Style's yet)
Well, there you go, I hope this is an orientation for you, and I am sure the rest of the gang can tell more stories about the frags, and less about the fashion!!
Regards
P.
Wow, kaos.geo, thank you so much for that full account of the history of the Jil Sander brand – clothes and fragrance. I will look out for No 4, and have a look at her clothes (just a look!) when I am next in Germany, to get a feeling for their aesthetic. The only other fact I gleaned from a German blog site is that Jil's signature scent “Jil” is nice, but hard to come by these days. Thanks again for all the lowdown!
P, thank you, much more helpful than I would have been!